The Edge of Americana presents:
Songs and tunes of SOME of the things one (not ME, but someone) might give up for Lent.
Sex, booze, meat, candy. dancing, and more!
Enjoy
JB (and Rachel)
The Hokum Boys, “I Had To Give Up Gym”
from Please Warm My Weiner: Old Time Hokum Blues
Yazoo - 2005
Melvin Wine, “Walk Chalk Chicken”
from Fiddle Classics from the Vaults of County Records & Old Blue Records
Old Blue Records, LLC - 2012
Jethro Burns, “Love Me Or Leave Me”
from Bye Bye Blues (Downhome Jazz Duos Last Sessions Vol. II 1987-1988)
Acoustic Disc - 1997
The New Lost City Ramblers, “Crow Black Chicken”
from New Lost City Ramblers, Vol. 4
Smithsonian Folkways Recordings/Folkways Records - 2004
Burnett & Rutherford, “Little Stream of Whiskey”
from Burnett & Rutherford (1926-1930)
Document Records - 1998
Hannah Read & Michael Starkey, “Old Kentucky Whiskey”
Hudson Records - 2022
Asylum Street Spankers, “Beer (Live)”
from What? And Give Up Show Biz? (Live)
Yellow Dog Records - 2008
Milton Brown, “Sadie Green (The Vamp of New Orleans)”
Nifty Music, Inc. - 2009
Carlisle Brothers, “Sal Got a Meatskin”
from Times Ain't Like They Used To Be: Early American Rural Music, Vol. 3
Yazoo - 2005
Billy Hurt, Jr., “Dance All Night with a Bottle in Your Hand”
from Fiddlin' Billy Hurt
2015 Patuxent Music - 2014
The Two Man Gentlemen Band, “Fancy Beer”
from Drip Dryin' With The Two Man Gentlemen Band
Serious Business Records - 2009
The Stuart Brothers, “Devil Eat the Groundhog”
from The Stuart Brothers
The Old-Time Tiki Parlour - 2017
Polk Miller, “Oysters and Wine at 2 a.M.”
from Polk Miller & His Old South Quartette
Tompkins Square - 2008
The Country Gentlemen, “Roving Gambler”
from Country Songs, Old and New
Smithsonian Folkways Recordings - 1990
Reeltime Travelers, “Paddy Won't You Drink Some Cider”
from Livin' Reeltime, Thinkin' Old Time
Yodel Ay Hee - 2001
Snuffy Jenkins, “Chicken Reel”
from American Banjo: Three-Finger and Scruggs Style
Smithsonian Folkways Recordings - 1990
The Stanley Brothers, “Little Glass Of Wine”
from Stanley Series, Vol. 3 (1956-08-05) - Silver Creek Ranch, Paris, VA
Copper Creek - 1956
Andy Cahan, Laura Fishleder & Lisa Ornstein, “Liquor Seller”
from Ship In the Clouds
Folkways Records - 1978
Tall Poppy String Band, “Kiss Me Quick My Papa's a Coming”
Tall Poppy String Band - 2022
Larry Sigmon & Barbara Poole, “Red Mountain Wine”
from Aggravating Blues & Cricket On The Hearth (Unique Sound Of The Mountains #5)
self-released
Fiddlin Doc Roberts, “Hawk's Got a Chicken”
from Fiddlin Doc Roberts Vol. 2 1928 - 1930
Document Records - 1999
Skip Gorman, “Farewell to Whiskey / Spanish Ladies / The Lass of Gowry”
Folk-Legacy Records - 1983
Varise Conner, “Lake Arthur Two-Step”
from Louisiana Folk Masters Varise Conner
Louisiana Crossroads - 2004
joshbearman The Edge of Americana February 20th, 2023
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